Member $1365.00 | Non-Member $1595.00
Ann M. Tomalavage, P.E., PMP, LEED AP, M.ASCE
I came to fulfill a need for CEU credit, I left with a desire to improve my business. My time was very well spent. I couldn’t be happier with the knowledge I gained. Thomas Rich, Overhead Cranes International, Woods Cross, UT Purpose and Background
Projects have traditionally been the basic unit of work for many engineering organizations – consulting, design, and construction firms. Other types of engineering organizations - government agencies, utilities, manufacturing - are using projects more and more as a way to tackle problems, make improvements, or bring new products and services to market more quickly and efficiently.
Projects generally involve working in teams with colleagues from other disciplines, departments, and even other companies. Most teams find that the technical portion of the projects is easy. It is the coordination that is difficult: getting people to communicate with one another; making sure that individuals are on schedule with their own tasks to avoid delaying teammates who depend on their output; getting decisions quickly from clients and management, identifying and dealing with changes and keeping stakeholders informed.
The key to a successful project is in the planning: being clear on the objectives, deciding how to work together as a team, thinking through how to approach the scope, setting up a schedule and budget, understanding clearly what will make the deliverable acceptable to the client of the project. The easiest way to plan a project is to have those who will execute the work help with the planning. This has the added benefit that the team is ready to hit the ground running during execution.
This two-day seminar involves you in a project leadership model that you can take back to your workplace and apply immediately. The course addresses all phases of a project: initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.
Seminar Benefits- Increase buy-in from individuals who execute the project work
- Understand the importance of planning to ensure project success
- Experience a participative planning process to increase buy-in from the individuals who execute the project work
- Appreciate the value of agreeing upon change management procedures before the project begins
Upon completion of this seminar, you will be able to:
- Understand the five parts of any project
- Understand practical project planning, management, and leadership skills that you can apply immediately
- Understand basic planning tools, including: scope statement; work breakdown structure; project network diagram and schedule; project cash flow plan; risk identification, quantification, and response definition and customer acceptance criteria
- Confidently use earned value to track projects
Achievement of the learning outcomes are assessed through problem-solving exercises and class discussion following the presentation of each major topic.
Who Should Attend?Anyone who manages projects of any size will find this course helpful, regardless of project management experience. New or soon-to-be project managers will learn the skills to make team-based project planning a habit. This course is also eye-opening for experienced project managers who are used to either planning projects in isolation – or to not planning at all.
Summary OutlineTime: 8:30am - 5:00pm
DAY 1
Project Management Context
- Definitions
- Project management thought process
Initiating
- Starting up and defining a project
- High-level information you need before you can plan a project
Planning
- Why we must plan
- Planning project scope - scope statement
- Work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Deliverables, tasks
- WBS as the basis for scope, schedule, budget, responsibility, change control - Understanding customer acceptance criteria for each deliverable as the way to build quality into the project
- Project schedule
- Deciding durations for each task
- Deciding the order for tasks: predecessors, successors - project network diagram (PND)
DAY 2
Cost Estimating
- Three cost estimating techniques
- Estimating the costs associated with each task: labor (Man-hours), expenses
Preparing for Tracking and Change Control
- Cash flow plan for the project
- Agreeing up-front on how to: measure progress, make progress payments, manage changes
Project Risk Management
- Identifying
- Quantifying
- Prioritizing
- Risk response development & control
Executing
- Project status
- Scope verification
Controlling
- Measuring physical percent complete - performance reporting
- Calculating – and interpreting - earned value information
- What to do if the project is off-track
Closing
- Administrative closeout
- Lessons learned
Seminar Wrap-Up
- Written quiz
- Presentation of certificates
Discounted hotel rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. See discount deadline and rates for each hotel below.
Important Details About Your SeminarHyatt Place Atlanta Buckhead
3242 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 869-6161
ASCE Hotel Rate: $133 SD
Hotel Cut-Off: 3/4/2015